Holocaust Survivors Finally Reunite at Same House They Sought Refuge 70 Years Ago, Photo Emerges

• Jan Goldberger, Harry Spiro, and Sir Ben Helfgott were among 23 teenagers who got refuge at Holmhurst House
• The three started life as British citizens at the hostel and became family as all their relatives were lost or displaced
• Recently, the old men together with their current families met and shared photos in the same home

Three men, Jan Goldberger, Harry Spiro, and Sir Ben Helfgott, reunited again after 70 years apart.

The three were among a group of Jewish teenage boys who were given refuge in Loughton, Essex, back in 1946 after they were brought to Britain the previous year, according to Mirror.

They had survived the Holocaust, which was the genocide of European Jews during World War II.

The three stayed at concentration camps and were all orphaned, finding rescue at Holmhurst House with other 23 teenagers.

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Here, they started their lives as British citizens, and the three, known as the Loughton Boys, were reunited last week at the mansion they lived in, which is now privately owned.

The three men, who are now in their mid-90s, were joined by their children and grandchildren in photos at the mansion as they recalled their times at the home.

Jan shared his experience at the hostel, saying he could roam freely but was still finding it hard to believe that he had lost all his family.

He said they did not mix with people from the outside, but they were like brothers.

Jan went on to train as a tailor and had three children with his wife, Sara.

Sir Ben used sports to overcome his trauma and represented Great Britain in the Olympics as a weightlifter. He was later knighted in 2018.

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IBB narrates civil war experience, reveals the southeast city where the fiercest battle took place

Meanwhile, former head of state Ibrahim Babangida said he was involved in the fiercest battle in Enugu during the civil war of 1967 before the city was captured.

Babangida, fondly known as IBB, made this known in an interview on Tuesday, August 16.

He revealed how he almost lost his life fighting to keep Nigeria one, adding that it was devastating fighting his coursemates who were on the Biafran side.

Source: Legit.ng